stagnate
翻譯
停滯, 淤塞, 變蕭條
例句
The water will stagnate if it doesn't flow.
如果不流動，水就會停滯。
His career began to stagnate.
他的事業開始停滯不前。
文法模式
((subject)) stagnates …停滯 His career began to stagnate.
近義詞
同義詞: languish, decline, stand still; 反義詞: grow, develop, flourish
詞源
源自拉丁語“stagnare”（形成一潭死水），來自“stagnum”（池塘）。與形容詞stagnant同源。
記憶技巧
將其與“stagnant water”（死水）聯繫起來。“to stagnate”就是變得像那靜止不動的水一樣。